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evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
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"With dogs, the story is totally different. They followed a very different evolutionary path, but through domestication, they developed the social abilities needed to understand and cooperate with us."

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

In evolutionary terms, this type of transformation is related to the set of anatomical changes that would later prove fundamental to the success of archosaurs.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

It reveals a recurring pattern in which evolutionary innovations appeared, disappeared, and later emerged again.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

If the conditions change, different types of individuals may now survive or reproduce better and become “naturally selected,” with the result that the population undergoes evolutionary change.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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